Authier-Nord
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Authier-Nord (French pronunciation: [otje nɔʁ]) is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers 278.05 km2 (107.36 sq mi) and had a population of 288 as of the 2021 Canadian census.
Authier-Nord | |
|---|---|
Levasseur bridge in Authier-Nord | |
 Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM | |
  Authier-Nord Location in western Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°50′N 78°52′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Settled | c. 1922 |
| Constituted | January 1, 1983 |
| Named after | Hector Authier[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fernand Major |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
| • Prov. riding | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Area | |
• Total | 285.69 km2 (110.31 sq mi) |
| • Land | 278.05 km2 (107.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 288 |
| • Density | 1/km2 (2.6/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) |  4.0% |
| • Dwellings | 159 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | authier-nord |
The municipality was formed on January 1, 1983, when it partially separated from the Parish Municipality of Macamic.[1]
Geography
Climate
| Climate data for Authier-Nord, Quebec | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) |
13.5 (56.3) |
18.0 (64.4) |
29.5 (85.1) |
33.5 (92.3) |
35.0 (95.0) |
37.0 (98.6) |
34.4 (93.9) |
32.5 (90.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
14.5 (58.1) |
37.0 (98.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −11.3 (11.7) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
7.5 (45.5) |
16.3 (61.3) |
21.8 (71.2) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.1 (71.8) |
16.6 (61.9) |
8.6 (47.5) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
7.4 (45.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −18.1 (−0.6) |
−15.7 (3.7) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
0.8 (33.4) |
8.6 (47.5) |
14.0 (57.2) |
16.3 (61.3) |
15.1 (59.2) |
10.6 (51.1) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
0.8 (33.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −24.9 (−12.8) |
−23.5 (−10.3) |
−16.5 (2.3) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
0.9 (33.6) |
6.3 (43.3) |
9.0 (48.2) |
8.0 (46.4) |
4.6 (40.3) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−18.4 (−1.1) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −50.5 (−58.9) |
−48.5 (−55.3) |
−48.0 (−54.4) |
−33.3 (−27.9) |
−17.0 (1.4) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−16.1 (3.0) |
−36.1 (−33.0) |
−47.5 (−53.5) |
−50.5 (−58.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 44.5 (1.75) |
32.4 (1.28) |
46.6 (1.83) |
56.4 (2.22) |
78.0 (3.07) |
94.0 (3.70) |
112.4 (4.43) |
97.7 (3.85) |
113.9 (4.48) |
88.3 (3.48) |
70.8 (2.79) |
51.0 (2.01) |
885.9 (34.88) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 2.8 (0.11) |
3.0 (0.12) |
12.0 (0.47) |
39.5 (1.56) |
74.8 (2.94) |
94.0 (3.70) |
112.4 (4.43) |
97.7 (3.85) |
113.1 (4.45) |
80.5 (3.17) |
37.4 (1.47) |
5.8 (0.23) |
672.9 (26.49) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 41.8 (16.5) |
29.4 (11.6) |
34.6 (13.6) |
17.3 (6.8) |
3.2 (1.3) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.7 (0.3) |
7.9 (3.1) |
33.4 (13.1) |
45.2 (17.8) |
213.5 (84.1) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 13.0 | 10.2 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 12.4 | 14.6 | 15.9 | 14.7 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 15.2 | 14.4 | 165.0 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 7.2 | 11.8 | 14.6 | 15.9 | 14.7 | 17.0 | 14.6 | 6.4 | 1.8 | 108.6 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 12.4 | 9.8 | 8.3 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 10.4 | 13.2 | 62.9 |
| Source: Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 (based on the Lac Berry weather station[4] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
Population
Canada census – Authier-Nord community profile
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 288 (-4.0% from 2016) | 300 (9.9% from 2011) | 273 (-13.9% from 2006) |
| Land area | 278.05 km2 (107.36 sq mi) | 279.94 km2 (108.09 sq mi) | 280.92 km2 (108.46 sq mi) |
| Population density | 1/km2 (2.6/sq mi) | 1.1/km2 (2.8/sq mi) | 1.0/km2 (2.6/sq mi) |
| Median age | 51.6 (M: 54.4, F: 49.6) | 42.7 (M: 43.0, F: 42.6) | 37.9 (M: 34.5, F: 41.0) |
| Private dwellings | 159 (total) 128 (occupied) | 164 (total) | 103 (total) |
| Median household income | $68,500 | $61,568 | $62,553 |
Historical Census Data - Authier-Nord, Quebec | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Statistics Canada[8] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Authier-Nord, Quebec[8] | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Total | French |
English |
French & English |
Other | |||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021 |
290 |
285 | 5.0% |
98.3% | 0 |  0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | |||||
2016 |
300 |
300 |  9.1% |
100.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | |||||
2011 |
275 |
275 | 0.0% |
100.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | |||||
2006 |
275 |
275 | 19.1% |
100.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | |||||
2001 |
340 |
340 | 11.7% |
100.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | |||||
1996 |
385 |
385 | n/a | 100.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | |||||
Government
Municipal council (as of 2024):[2]
- Mayor: Fernand Major
- Councillors: Luc Raby, Jean-Marc Neveu, Michelle D'Amours, Sylvain Caron, Florence Duguay, Serge Lefebvre
